Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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To Edwin M. Stanton1Jump to section

March 8, 1862.

The within is from the governor of Illinois. I understand the seven additional batteries now sought are to be six-gun batteries; and the object is to mix them with the fourteen batteries they already have, so as to make each battery consist of four 6-pounders and two 12-pounders. I shall be very glad to have the requisition filled if it can be without detriment to the service.

A. LINCOLN.

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[1] Thirty-seventh Congress, Second Session, Senate Executive Document No. 72, p.546. Lincoln's endorsement is on a letter from Governor Richard Yates to Stanton, March 1, 1862, requesting ``seven batteries of 12-pounder calibre James

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rifled guns. . . complete and ready for field service, together with. . . ammunition. . . .'' Following Lincoln's endorsement Stanton wrote, ``The within application has been considered by the War Department, and cannot be complied with at present without detriment to the service.''